PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has embarked on all-encompassing policy at the national level that will holistically address all the challenges that are facing the nation’s martime sector to boost the economy, it was learnt.
Buhari has directed Federal Ministry of Transportation to develop an all encompassing and al-inclusive National Maritime Transpot Policy that will stand the test of time and foster a robust maritime industry that will guarantee sustainable socio-economic development of the country.
This was disclosed in Lagos on Thursday, at the Stakeholders Validation Forum on the Draft National Maritime Policy organised by the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki.
Saraki, who was represented at the event by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mrs Madgalene Ajani said, the key goal of the directive given to the ministry is to actualise a safe, secure, clean, internationally and domestically competitive maritime sector.
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